RIBA Smart Practice Conference 2021: Stepping Up to the Climate Challenge

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The RIBA’s annual conference for practitioners working across practice sizes and sectors, the Smart Practice Conference aims to inspire and help members improve at the project and practice level. The 2021 Smart Practice Conference featured architects, engineers and clients at the forefront of sustainable design and construction. Speakers made the case for the uncompromising application of the principle ‘renew not demolish’; shared strategies and tools for achieving the 2030 Climate Challenge targets; showcased passive design strategies; debated how to design for change while minimising whole-life carbon; and explored Circular Economy principles. The second day put an emphasis on natural materials, featuring speakers who pioneered the contemporary application of traditional materials as well as current research and development in higher performing and hybrid materials. Speakers explained why any material use ought to be well considered and how to embed embodied carbon in the design process from the start; the benefits of sourcing and reusing reclaimed materials locally; debated which sustainability skills give architects a business edge. Please see the programme brochure (note - content included within the on demand course may vary)Programme & Speakers Playlist Day 1 Welcome, Simon Allford, RIBA President On Valuing the Existing Anne Lacaton, Lacaton & Vassal Towards an Industry Standard, Jess Hrivnak, RIBA Sustainable Development Adviser Defining Net Zero for the Built Environment, Mina Hasman, SOM What Good Looks Like and How to Get There, Nick Hodges, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Optimising Passive Design Strategies, Julia Barfield(Marks Barfield Architects)and Mark Maidment(Skelly & Couch) Designing for Change: Adopting a Lifecycle Perspective, Dan Epstein, Useful Simple Trust Designing for Change: Panel Discussion Designing Low Energy Buildings fit for Disassembly and Reuse, Duncan Baker-Brown, BakerBrown Playlist Day 2 Welcome, Mina Hasman, SOM Alasdair + Alasdair Ben Dixon, Collective Works Policy meets Practice, Phoebe MacDonald, RIBA + Christina Gaiger, RIAS President Scaling up Earth, Martin Rauch, Founder, Lehm Ton Erde Baukunst Will Innovation in Biomaterials enable Net Zero Construction? Darshil Shah, University of Cambridge Natural Materials in Practice, Janna Laan Lomas, Founder, Grain Architecture Smart Material Use, Peter Laidler, Founder, Structure Workshop Sourcing Re-use Materials for Small Projects, Duncan Baker-Brown, BakerBrown Launching a Sustainability Consultancy, Chris Stewart, Collective Architecture Emerging Opportunities for Architects, Panel Discussion Please note: These sessions were recorded on September 2021. The on-demand video will expire 12 months after enrolling onto the module. For more information on this course, please email us, or call +44 (0)20 7307 5355 to talk to a member of the team. Please view the Terms and Conditions for more information. Core Curriculum • Sustainable architecture • Business, clients and services Sponsored by Show more